A Saudi civil court is to hear the first ever case brought against the kingdom’s religious police, commonly known as the Muttawa.
The unnamed woman is seeking compensation after she and her daughter were allegedly wrongfully arrested in a shopping centre car park in 2004 for “not wearing decent clothing”, Abderrahman al-Lahm, her lawyer said.
Al-Lahm said the religious policeman in question arrested the pair, commandeered the car from their driver and drove them to his headquarters where the already sick mother suffered “health complications”.
The woman’s family is bringing the case before a civil court in Riyadh on Sunday after an Islamic court rejected the complaint, ruling that “a member of the religious police cannot be judged”.
Any nation and its government can work at moving law and culture forward apace with the growth in knowledge and understanding of the whole world. They can also decide that the most backwards elements of cultural history predominate, remain unmoved. You just might think that profit and power have something to do with that.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ciMaMrKQSes
Tell me again why Saudi Arabia is such a good friend of this administration? Oh, right.
#1 – Molly Brown and Aunti Mame do Saudi Arabia? LOL
It’s great if you’re from Mars but not if you’re from Venus,
And if you want to drive a car you’d better have a penis…
Catchy tune.
#1…LMAO…**what is this clitoris** 🙂
Well somebody had to hire GWB.
Eiderad said, “You just might think that profit and power have something to do with that.”
It took me a couple of years living in this part of the world to realize how polar opposite we are on the issue of women. So opposite, that conseratie Muslims — mostly Muslims, maybe — would say EXACTLY what you said about power and profit.
But the Muslims feel it is THEY who are battling the “power” that wants to exploit female sexuality for profit. They see the portraly of the famale body all over the media and by whom? (the powerful) and why? (for profit).
I’ve come to see their point although I certainly haven’t converted to their way of thinking.
Here’s the prime issue: ‘Islamic court rejected the complaint, ruling that “a member of the religious police cannot be judged”.”
So there are individuals and state organs that are above the law … even if it’s religious law. This is why people need to understand that Islam is less a religion and more system of jurisprudence that uses quasi-religion to impose its will. It’s also the reason why Mullahs and Imams hold and exert political influence — not religious.
Think back to our 8-15th Centuries and the analogies between modern Islams operating doctrines are similar to Christianity in that period whent he Roman Catholic Church imposed its will on states and individuals. And for the romantics out there, no they weren’t the good old days.
Totally Weird crap from Saudi Arabia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcONYgflCYU
I wish the women well.
#7, This is why people need to understand that Islam is less a religion and more system of jurisprudence that uses quasi-religion to impose its will.
I disagree. This should not be confined to ONE religion. As you later point out, Christianity also went through the same phase, as have other religions and nations. This is what happens when laws are designed to control people instead of the people controlling the laws.